Back in Cairo, the alabaster mosque of Muhammad Ali and the mosque and school of Sultan Hassan.

Our flight from Luxor to Cairo took us over the Bent and Red pyramids. Deja vu!

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Bent and Red Pyramids

Or first tourist stop was the Mosque of Muhammad Ali.

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Mosque of Muhammad Ali

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Mosque of Muhammad Ali

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Mosque of Muhammad Ali

The inside of the mosque is spectacular.

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Mosque of Muhammad Ali

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Mosque of Muhammad Ali

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Mosque of Muhammad Ali

The aforementioned clock, traded for the obelisk at Place de la Concorde in Paris. It works twice a day.

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Broken clock

After the alabaster mosque, we visited the Mosque-Madrassa of Sultan Hassan.

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Sultan Hassan's Mosque

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Sultan Hassan's Mosque

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Sultan Hassan's Mosque

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Sultan Hassan's Mosque

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Sultan Hassan's Mosque

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Sultan Hassan's Mosque

Just spectacular.

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